City Council to consider plan to rehabilitate Garrison Hill water storage tank

posted on 1/27/2025

The City Council will consider authorizing a $2.9 million contract with the Sargent Corporation for the rehabilitation of the Garrison Hill water storage tank at its Wednesday, Jan. 29 meeting. If approved, the work will begin later this year.

The project includes draining the 1968 tank to allow a full inspection and treating and sealing any cracks. Sections of plumbing will be replaced, and a mixing system will be installed to ensure consistency of water quality. New SCADA components will be added to allow for real-time level monitoring. To prepare for the rehabilitation, the city installed the Smith Well Road water tank, allowing the Garrison Hill tank to be taken offline. The Council will also consider a related $264,000 contract with Underwood Engineering for construction oversight of the water tank project. The city had previously contracted with Underwood Engineers to design the tank improvements.

There are two other related resolutions that reprogram unexpended Capital Improvement Program appropriations and unexpended bond proceeds to the Garrison Hill storage tank project. The Council held public hearings on those resolutions at its Jan. 15 meeting.

Also on the agenda is a resolution that would authorize the firm Eckhardt & Johnson to design and build a new heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) unit for the Community Services garage at 271 Mast Road for $833,000. The current system is failing and needs to be replaced.

The Ethics Commission has submitted a recommendation report that will be brought up by the Council during its Council Correspondence agenda item. The report follows an ethics complaint filed by Dover resident Caitlin Wilkie against City Councilor Fergus Cullen. The Ethics Commission held a hearing on the complaint at its Jan. 2 meeting, with further deliberation at its Jan. 15 meeting. 

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The meeting begins at 7 p.m. in City Hall’s Council Chambers. It will be televised on Channel 22 and online at https://dovernh.viebit.com, where it will also be available for on-demand viewing.